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Cancer Prevention: Can Future-Focused Thinking Help Smokers Quit?

As the warning label on every pack of cigarettes tells us, smoking is harmful. It’s the leading preventable cause of death, disease and disability. And yet, nearly 15 percent of...

VDOT Lifts Lane Closures for Holiday Travel Across Virginia

If you’re headed out to do some last-minute holiday shopping, the Virginia Department of Transportation...

Virginia Credit Union, Member One Donate $15K to Roanoke, Lynchburg Youth Programs

Virginia Credit Union and its Member One division recently donated $15,000 to two community organizations...

Invest to Win Takes Flight With $20 Million Record Gift to Athletics

At a historic juncture for Virginia Tech Athletics, a donor has stepped forward to make...

New Study Shows How Neurons Organize Genetic Messages

Scientists found that messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules that carry genetic instructions to the far reaches...

CUPS Brings Java Back to Grandin Road

Many know Michelle Bennett from her days at Mill Mountain Theatre and Center in the Square, where marketing was her forte. In the back...

Zoning: What You Don’t Know Really Can Hurt You

Today, virtually all real estate purchasers recognize and appreciate the term “due diligence.” You can’t watch a home improvement show on television without...

Science Museum Celebrates 40th Birthday

Big things are in store at the Science Museum as they celebrate the 40th birthday of the museum with an open-house Birthday Party...

Serving It Up Hot!

Roanoke’s first annual Wingfest, presented by BB&T and Haley Scion, was a big success as people from all over the valley turned out to...

Goodlatte Decries Deficit, New Health Care Bill

Sixth District U.S. Congressman Bob Goodlatte held what he called an “America’s Speaking Out Town Hall” last Saturday at Virginia Western Community College. Goodlatte,...

Stovall Looks To Shift Gears This November

Mike Stovall has been a presence in education in Roanoke County Schools for over fifteen years as a member of the school board, serving...